Good Morning

Good Morning

  10/3/26 6:00 46F (7.7C) AQI 12 Clear with a rumor of a breeze.   The incipiency of dawn began dark and filled with stars Half a moon watched as the stars yielded to a lavender glow Daylight arrived well before the sun Still, the moon smiles down on me Good...
Karbonade

Karbonade

  Karbonade A Latvian favorite, this breaded pork and mushroom dish pairs well with potatoes and pilsner. Knife, meat mallet, plastic wrap or cheesecloth, skillet, oven 2 boneless pork chops1 egg1 1/2 oz whole milk4 oz cream3/8 cup flour3/8 cup bread crumbsto...
Good Morning

Good Morning

  10/2/26 7:30 48F (8.8C) AQI 14  Clear, blue sky; cool, with no breeze. The waning half moon lingers above the oaks. The sun has not yet topped the east ridge. Birds twitter. The dog’s barking is more of a grumbling complaint than any sort of challenge. ...
Good Morning

Good Morning

  10/1/26 7:00 46F (7.7C) AQI 12 The first day of October dawns with a whisper of a breeze. A thin net of white clouds cannot conceal the placid blue sky overhead. Smoke drifts from the top of the lodge. The foliage has begun to turn. Patches of yellow dapple the...
Good Evening

Good Evening

    It looks like someone threw a hand grenade wrapped in lard into my kitchen,  but I have reduced my mountain of chanterelles by half. Spent the day making karbonade, Stroganov, and moussaka. Walter and I ate the karbonade, and most of the rest is in the...
Good Morning

Good Morning

  9/30/26 5:00 55F (12.7C) AQI 14 It is a warm, windless morning. The moon, just past full, wanes through  broken  clouds; the ground glows in its silver light. The clouds close in and the light goes out, hidden behind a thick velvet curtain. Night birds call....